DVDanger: Arrow to the Brain

Three titles from the American Genre Film Archive's new partner

"...announced a new theatrical deal with three retro-distro houses: Arrow Films, Vinegar Syndrome, and Severin...."

Jan. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2019 You Haven't Seen Yet

Alien invasions, comedy exorcists, and searing commentary

"...for, but are still coming. Here's 10 of the films we can't wait for you to see in 2020...."

Dec. 31, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Broken Arrow

"...action picture with a spirited sense of humor, Broken Arrow is a great deal of fun, even if it..."

Feb. 9, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...this version: Wait for international sales agent Third Window Films to find a new home. 2) I'll Take Your..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...to tantalize us, so here are 10 of the films we can't wait for you to see in 2021..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Pets

Sit! Stay! Good movie!

"...pets special issue, we've chosen some of our favorite films about our furry, flying, scaly friends...."

Feb. 15, 2018 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...has hopped up and dropped its first wave of films, with the headline news that JoJo Rabbit, the latest..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

American Genre Film Archive Expands

Local film preservationists add Severin, Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome

"...with three genre home release specialists – Vinegar Syndrome, Arrow, and Severin – to put their incredible collections back..."

Jan. 18, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Artist Brings Gamera to Vibrant Life in a New Box Set

Matt Frank builds the perfect monster

"...universe. For the first time, all 12 of his films have been collected in one ginormous box set, all..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: What to Watch This Halloween

Part I: Slugs, zombies, and one-night stands

"...asylum (of the kind rarely seen outside of horror films), with the narrator (neo-scream queen Debbie Rochon) recounting her..."

Oct. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

7 Chinese Brothers

Jason Schwartzman stars in this comedy from droll Austin auteur Bob Byington

"...a sly charmer. And, oh yes, there’s Larry’s dog, Arrow (played by Schwartzman’s real pet, lending the film an..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

X2: X-Men United

"...Ashmore. At the rate they’re going, Bryan Singer’s X-Men films – adapted from Marvel Comics’ popular and long-running series..."

May 2, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

No Entry

An exotic dancer tests the strength of two couples in this entertaining Bollywood romantic comedy.

"...dark wet dream. Lord Krishna help poor Kishen, whose straight-arrow business persona masks a genuine love for his inappropriately..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Waking the Dead

"...doesn't have his heart in the right place; his films have displayed a gentle surrealism that's unlike that of..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Firestorm

"...standing, but Long (last seen in John Woo's Broken Arrow) exudes a kind of lightweight John Wayne charm; you..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Life Less Ordinary

"...Hodge actually wrote this script before the other two films, so that may have something to do with the..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

All sugar, no spice in this modern-day fairy tale

"...priority tasks like learning how to shoot a flaming arrow through a hoop and figuring out how to operate..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Collateral

Michael Mann returns to his stock-and-trade: the glossy, kinetic crime thriller, this time starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.

"...freeways lit up with taillights. Enter Max (Foxx), a straight-arrow cabbie who picks up two fares in an evening...."

Aug. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

DVDanger: Fantastic Fest 2015 Revisited

With the 2016 lineup here, time for VOD and DVD reruns

"...Festival films have a life cycle. Some drop by for a..."

Aug. 6, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

ATX Film News: What Kat Candler Did Next

Fear the Walking Dead returns, The Son sets, and more

"...partnership as the organization already has similar arrangements with Arrow Films, Severin Films and Vinegar Syndrome...."

May 10, 2019 Screens Column by Richard Whittaker

Terror Tuesday Continues to Be the Alamo’s Bloody Beating Heart

Horror series send shivers up the aisles

"...The latter allows Ziemba a mind-boggling wealth of fright films – some 6,000 35mm prints and counting, including the..."

Jan. 25, 2019 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Raises a Smile With First Announcement

The Banshees of Inisherin , V/H/S/99 , sharks, and more

"...and innovative has just announced its first lineup of films, including the world premiere of Smile, the disturbing new..."

Aug. 16, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gone to the Dogs

Bob Byington on his latest Austin comedy, 7 Chinese Brothers

"...way to parse Byington's approach. As in his previous films Harmony and Me and Somebody up There Likes Me,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Flicker No.7

"...anniversary of this bimonthly film festival that showcases short films by local and national filmmakers who submit works via..."

Feb. 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Journey Through the Past

Down the digital rabbit hole of the Neil Young Archives Vol. 1

"...Puttering about the lush hills of his Broken Arrow Ranch in northern California while drinking Michelob and maneuvering..."

Aug. 7, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Thunderbolts*

Marvel assembles a new team of misfit superheroes

"...old joke, that some guy with a bow and arrow shouldn’t be sharing Quinjet space with super soldiers and..."

May 2, 2025 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Lucifer Star Kevin Alejandro Heads to the Lake Travis Film Festival

Devilish star and rising filmmaker honored by fledgling fest

"...Whether it's cult leader Brother Blood in the CW's Arrow, Dan Espinoza (aka Detective Douche) in Lucifer on Netflix,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Edgar Allan Poe's Black Cats

Two Italian retellings of the American horror classic

"...bar the name. That never stopped them being good films, but if Poe had watched bumbling sorcery comedy The..."

Oct. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Last Shall Be First

New Year's Eve becomes a cultural extravaganza with First Night Austin

"...Big Chief Kevin and the Flaming Arrow Mardi Gras Indians, plaza, Austin City Hall, 301 W...."

Dec. 30, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Wes Craven Presents: Dracula

"...being the two others -- taken together these three films pretty much cover every imaginable base). Lussier's film, from..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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